Verb Features:

WordNet:
chat%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Talk Activity
Web Talk Activity

chat

Verb Features:

WordNet:
chatter%2:32:01
chatter%2:32:00
Groupings:
chatter.03
FrameNet:
Communication_manner
BSO:
None

chatter

Verb Features:

WordNet:
chitchat%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Talk Activity

chitchat

Verb Features:

WordNet:
confer%2:32:00
Groupings:
confer.02
FrameNet:
Discussion
BSO:
Talk Activity
Give Activity

confer

Verb Features:

WordNet:
converse%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Talk Activity

converse

Verb Features:

WordNet:
flirt%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Romantic Human Relational Process

flirt

Verb Features:

WordNet:
gab%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Talk Activity

gab

Verb Features:

WordNet:
gossip%2:32:00
gossip%2:32:01
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Gossip Activity

gossip

Verb Features:

WordNet:
jest%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
None

jest

Verb Features:

WordNet:
joke%2:32:00
Groupings:
joke.01
FrameNet:
Chatting
BSO:
Joke Activity

joke

Verb Features:

WordNet:
palaver%2:32:00
Groupings:
palaver.03
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Persuade Activity

palaver

Verb Features:

WordNet:
rap%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Hit Activity

rap

Verb Features:

WordNet:
schmooze%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Talk Activity

schmooze

Verb Features:

WordNet:
yak%2:32:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Talk Activity

yak

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent [ +animate | +organization ]

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent [ +animate | +organization ]

Definition:
Theme characterized by information content.
Example:
Susan chitchatted with Rachel ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Topic [ +communication ]

NP V NP V PP.co-agent NP V PP.co-agent PP.topic NP V NP V PP.topic PP.co-agent NP V PP.topic NP V PP.topic

EXAMPLE:

Susan was chitchatting.
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SYNTAX:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent VERB

SEMANTICS:

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

?Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e1 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

?Co-Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e2 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

?Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e1 , e2 )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e3 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

?Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e4 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e3 , e4 )

Definition:

Arguments:

repeated_sequence( e1 , e2 , e3 , e4 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

Susan chitchatted with Rachel.
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SYNTAX:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent VERB

Selectional Restrictions:
None

{ with }

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent

SEMANTICS:

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e1 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e2 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e1 , e2 )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e3 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e4 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e3 , e4 )

Definition:

Arguments:

repeated_sequence( e1 , e2 , e3 , e4 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

Susan chitchatted with Rachel about the problem.
Show Dependency Parse Tree

SYNTAX:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent VERB

Selectional Restrictions:
None

{ with }

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent

Selectional Restrictions:
None

{ about }

Definition:
Theme characterized by information content.
Example:
Susan chitchatted with Rachel ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Topic

SEMANTICS:

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e1 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e2 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e1 , e2 )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e3 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e4 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e3 , e4 )

Definition:

Arguments:

repeated_sequence( e1 , e2 , e3 , e4 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

Susan and Rachel chitchatted.
Show Dependency Parse Tree

SYNTAX:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent VERB

SEMANTICS:

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_I ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_J ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e1 ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_I ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_J )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e2 ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_J ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_I )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e1 , e2 )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e3 ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_J ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e4 ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_I ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

?Topic_J )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e3 , e4 )

Definition:

Arguments:

repeated_sequence( e1 , e2 , e3 , e4 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

Susan chitchatted about the problem with Rachel.
Show Dependency Parse Tree

SYNTAX:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent VERB

Selectional Restrictions:
None

{ about }

Definition:
Theme characterized by information content.
Example:
Susan chitchatted with Rachel ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Topic

Selectional Restrictions:
None

{ with }

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent

SEMANTICS:

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e1 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e2 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e1 , e2 )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e3 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e4 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e3 , e4 )

Definition:

Arguments:

repeated_sequence( e1 , e2 , e3 , e4 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

Susan and Rachel chitchatted about matters of great import.
Show Dependency Parse Tree

SYNTAX:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent VERB

Selectional Restrictions:
None

{ about }

Definition:
Theme characterized by information content.
Example:
Susan chitchatted with Rachel ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Topic

SEMANTICS:

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_I ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_J ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e1 ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_I ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_J )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e2 ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_J ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e1 , e2 )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e3 ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_J ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e4 ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Agent_I ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e3 , e4 )

Definition:

Arguments:

repeated_sequence( e1 , e2 , e3 , e4 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

Susan chitchatted about matters of great import.
Show Dependency Parse Tree

SYNTAX:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent VERB

Selectional Restrictions:
None

{ about }

Definition:
Theme characterized by information content.
Example:
Susan chitchatted with Rachel ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Topic

SEMANTICS:

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( E ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

?Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e1 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

?Co-Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e2 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

?Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_I )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e1 , e2 )

Definition:
An Agent transfers some information/Topic to a Co-Agent or Recipient.
Arguments:
during(E), Agent, Recipient OR Co-Agent, Topic

transfer_info( e3 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

?Co-Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent )

Definition:

Arguments:

has_information( e4 ,

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent ,

Definition:
no entry found
Example:
no entry found

Topic_J )

Definition:
An Affector (Agent, Cause, Stimulus, or Precondition) causes an event.
Arguments:
Affector, E

cause( e3 , e4 )

Definition:

Arguments:

repeated_sequence( e1 , e2 , e3 , e4 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None